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Dublin Bus route 41orDublin Express 785?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Dublin Bus route 41 reaches the north quays, around O'Connell Street and Lower Abbey Street; the Dublin Express 785 does not. Belfast is in Northern Ireland, a different city and currency zone from Dublin.

The Dublin Bus route 41 is quicker: 40 min against 1 h 45. The Dublin Express 785 varies between 105 and 125 minutes.

Dublin Bus route 41: Runs all night. Dublin Express 785: 05:50–00:50.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersDublin Bus route 41Dublin Express 785Difference
1€2.60from €15.50up to €12.90
2€5.20from €31up to €25.80
3€7.80from €46.50up to €38.70
4€10.40from €62up to €51.60
5€13from €77.50up to €64.50
6€15.60from €93up to €77.40
7€18.20from €108.50up to €90.30
8€20.80from €124up to €103.20

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
41 · Dublin BusDublin Bus route 41
From
Bus stops at the airport, zones 11, 13 and 15
To
Lower Abbey Street, beside O'Connell Street
Luggage
Limited, and not guaranteed. Dublin Bus states it cannot guarantee you will be able to board with luggage.
Runs
All night
Journey
40 min

You cannot pay with a card or a phone, and the driver cannot give change for a note. It is exact coins, a Leap card, or a Travel 90 ticket bought in the terminal before you board.

Luggage is the real catch: the timetable itself says there is limited capacity for it and that Dublin Bus cannot guarantee you will be able to board with it. This is a city bus that happens to pass an airport, not an airport service.

It runs around the clock, every 30 minutes through the night, which no other cheap option here does.

40 minutes is Dublin Bus's own published running time from the airport to Lower Abbey Street. It stops everywhere on the way.

Dublin Bus route 41: price for every party size

Read Dublin Bus on fares and stops
785 · Dublin ExpressDublin Express 785
From
Airport coach stands, zones 1 and 21
To
Belfast Grand Central Station
Luggage
Two bags up to 20 kg each plus one piece of soft hand luggage, included.
Runs
05:50–00:50
Journey
105–125 min

A different Dublin Express service from the one that reaches Custom House Quay: this one runs straight to Belfast rather than stopping in Dublin city centre.

Standby travel on another 785 departure is offered if your plans change.

Dublin Express 785: price for every party size

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